July 31, 2013

                Bruce Willis is going to continue starring in action movies,
                   because you know what they say about old habits...


Top of the Heap:  Apple's new iPhone 6 - an edgy concept
     http://www.behance.net/gallery/iPhone-6-An-edgy-concept/7617209
How to get to Mars (Watch this on full-screen)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCIzZHpFtY

Cable Access Television, Where Everybody is a Star
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/22/Public-Access-Cable-Anyones-A-Star/

The Complete Guide to Twitter Lingo
     http://mashable.com/2013/07/19/twitter-lingo-guide/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link

OMG! Here's 25 Life Hacks That Every Female Should Know!
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/27-life-hacks-that-every-female-should-know-19744/

Related: 7 Essential Survival Hacks for Living Alone
     http://youtu.be/s6H5x4t-zcA

10 Missing Treasures That You Should Really Be Looking For
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/24/10-Missing-Treasures-You-Should-Really-Be-Looking-For/

How Credit Cards Work
     http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/july42013/index.html

The Evolution of the American Barbecue
     http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2013/07/the-evolution-of-american-barbecue/

Some Crazy Hangover Remedies From Around the World
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/15-crazy-hangover-remedies-from-around-the-world-19783/

99 Cool Facts About Babe Ruth
     http://mlb.si.com/2013/07/11/99-cool-facts-about-babe-ruth/

20 Cool Facts About Geckos (21, if you include the fact that we used to have gecko races when I lived on Guam)
     http://www.arkinspace.com/2013/07/gecko-20-interesting-facts-about-worlds.html

Some Surprising Celebrity Facts
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/23-celebrity-facts-that-may-surprise-you-20013/

How Geeky Are You? Take the test and find out.  (I'm 33%)
     http://toys.usvsth3m.com/how-geeky-are-you/

10 Actors You'd Never Guess Had Doctorates (I knew a few of them, but Shaq???)
     http://www.online-phd-programs.org/actors-youd-never-guess-had-doctorates/

Interesting Infographic: What Happens Online in 60 Seconds
     http://blog.qmee.com/qmee-online-in-60-seconds/

July 24, 2013

            I tried that new "hot yoga" trend the other
            day and it sucked. The stuff melts before
            you can even put your spoon into it!


Top of the Heap:  14 of the Most Interesting Facts Ever
     http://www.businessinsider.com/14-of-the-most-interesting-facts-ever-2013-7

30 Science Facts That Will Shake Up Your Universe (Thanks, William!)
      http://thechive.com/2013/07/18/science-facts-that-will-shake-up-your-universe-30-photos/

Watch as this Grandma Rocks a Music Shop! (Thanks, Love!)
     http://alturl.com/vfxgm

The Saddest Website on Earth (you have been warned)   (Thanks, Uncle Mel)
      http://seeyourfolks.com/

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and wondered, "What is an Exoplanet?"  Me neither.
     http://mashable.com/2013/07/13/exoplanets/

10 Bizarre Physics Phenomena
     http://listverse.com/2013/06/24/10-lesser-known-bizarre-or-incredible-physics-phenomena/

The Hardest Thing to Find in the Universe
     http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/07/12/201481293/the-hardest-thing-to-find-in-the-universe

Where the Camel Originated. The answer may surprise you (Thanks again, Uncle Mel!)
     http://voices.yahoo.com/the-camel-african-arabian-amercian-766179.html

Cheat Codes to Life
     http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/07/how-to-cheat/all/

10 Life Hacks From 100 Years Ago
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51702/10-lifehacks-100-years-ago

In this week's "Interesting-Idea-But-Ewww" department: the Sink-Urinal!
     http://alturl.com/yptij

"She Loves You" by the Beatles
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/18/She-Loves-You-by-The-Beatles/

20 Great Insults From Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
     http://io9.com/20-great-insults-from-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books-826828044

Find your precise location in seconds
     http://www.darnay.com/iec/features/locator/index.html

July 17, 2013

              Oh, this is sad. An Irish "Star Trek" fan
              has been assassinated by the Mafia.
              Apparently, he was capped in Cork.


Top of the Heap:  The Best Underwater Pictures: Winners of 2013 Amateur Contest
     http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/pictures/130609-photography-contest-underwater-ocean-science/

The Coolest Starbucks Around the World (Thanks, Melody!)
     http://www.delish.com/food-fun/starbucks-around-the-world#slide-1

Reasons Kids Are Pretty Much Just Tiny Drunk Adults (Thanks again, Mel!)
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/reasons-kids-are-pretty-much-just-tiny-drunk-adults

30 Signs You're Almost 30 (Yeah. My heart bleeds for you)
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/30-signs-youre-almost-30

35 Crave and Cringe-Worthy Game of Thrones Items That You Can Actually Buy
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/hulia/35-crave-cringe-worthy-game-of-thrones-items-you-9r70

Stuff You Probably Don't Know About the Stanley Cup
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51140/22-things-you-might-not-know-about-stanley-cup

A Sitter's Manifesto: Why Sitting is the New Standing
     http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113790/geoff-dyer-zoe-heller-gary-shteyngart-sitting-vs-standing-desks#

How Other People Stereotype Your City
     http://www.nateshivar.com/1451/how-other-people-stereotype-your-city/

The Truth About People Who Have Died (interesting perspective)
     http://johnshore.com/2013/07/08/the-truth-about-dead-people/

Whoops.  Florida May Have Accidentally Banned the Internet
     http://www.dailydot.com/news/florida-ban-internet-cafes-zapata/

50 Essential Movie Musicals (What?!? No Grease? No Elvis???)
     http://flavorwire.com/403154/the-50-essential-movie-musicals/view-all

There's a theory that all Pixar films are part of the same universe, connected to each other
     http://jonnegroni.com/2013/07/11/the-pixar-theory/

12 Innovations from the 1950's That We Still Use Today
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/12-innovations-from-the-1950s-that-we-still-use-today

The Pale Person's Guide to Surviving the Sun
      http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/07/surviving-the-sun/

The Beatles Song Nobody Likes
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/02/The-Beatles-Song-Nobody-Likes/

Interesting Tidbits You May Not Have Known About I Love Lucy
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/24-interesting-tidbits-you-may-not-have-known-about-i-love-l

8 Gmail Hacks That Will Change the Way You Use Email
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/danoshinsky/8-gmail-hacks-that-will-change-the-way-you-use-email

Y'ever wonder exactly how much water is on the Earth?
     http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/2010/gallery/global-water-volume.html

July 10, 2013

        According to "Star Trek," Americans will continue to be
        the heroic leaders in charge of the bravest international
        forces until the 24th Century, when command of the USS
        Enterprise goes to some bald French guy.  And that,
        my friends, is how we know it's science "fiction".


Top of the Heap:  Freediving with a Great White Shark (breathtaking)
     http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/freediving-with-a-great-white-shark

Problems Staying Asleep - Why You're Waking Up in the Middle of the Night
     http://alturl.com/ex4ma

The History of Those Weird Keyboard Symbols You Never Knew You Needed
     http://alturl.com/tpj9j

The names of Pluto's two recently-discovered moons (When are they going to start using Star Trek names, like they should?)

     http://theweek.com/article/index/246451/sorry-internet-why-plutos-new-moon-wont-be-named-vulcan

A Short Lexicon of Italian Gestures
     http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/07/01/world/europe/A-Short-Lexicon-of-Italian-Gestures.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0

In the "Why-Didn't-I-Think-Of-That?" department - Brilliant Hacks for Dog Owners
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/brilliant-hacks-for-dog-owners-26-pics-17827/

Why you feel phantom phone calls
     http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130701-why-you-feel-phantom-phone-calls

An idiot, a shotgun, and a webcam. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
     http://www.dailydot.com/lol/gun-instruction-video-fail-backfire-shotgun/

A Visual History of Explosions, From the Big Bang to Keith Moon
     http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/07/a-visual-history-of-explosions-from-the-big-bang-to-keith-moon/?viewall=true

Do Not Try This at Home .gifs
     http://dirtygirlsandnaughtyboys.lolspotsarticles.com/1555602-11-do-not-try-this-at-home-gifs?ssid=656

The Scale of the Universe (part 2)
     http://htwins.net/scale2/

Simple Ideas That are Borderline Genius - Geek Edition
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/simple-ideas-that-are-borderline-genius-geek-edition-12734/

How Rocky and Bullwinkle became a TV classic
     http://www.avclub.com/articles/lowrated-and-barely-animated-rocky-bullwinkle-beca,99761/

Bizarre Things You Probably Didn't Know About King Tut
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jo-marchant/bizarre-things-you-didnt-_b_3542221.html?utm_hp_ref=books

July 3, 2013

            If only the good die young, I think
              I'm pretty safe on both counts.

Top of the Heap:  If this works, it changes EVERYTHING - How to Instantly Relieve Itchy Bug Bites
     http://lifehacker.com/use-a-hot-spoon-to-instantly-relieve-itchy-bug-bites-615912899

Okay, THIS is my next vacation destination (Thanks, Debb!)
      http://freshadda.com/images_adda/Poseidon_Undersea_Resort/

10 Great Food Moments in Movies (Thanks, Barridawn!)
     http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/06/10-great-food-moments-in-movies.html

I just don't know what to believe anymore - Common Historical Misconceptions
     http://buzzfeed.tumblr.com/post/54126907978/common-historical-misconceptions-i-just-dont

The Definitive Chart of (Old and New) Automobile Stereotypes
     http://jalopnik.com/heres-your-definitive-chart-of-automotive-stereotypes-611746158

Which movies should you watch this Fourth of July weekend?
     http://alturl.com/58p6t

Some truly Badass, Pop-Culture Presidents
     http://www.avclub.com/articles/6foot8-weighs-a-fucking-ton-22-truly-badass-popcul,99552/

Vintage Kodachromes (Thanks, Lucky!)
     http://pavelkosenko.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/4x5-kodachromes/

In this week's "What-Could-POSSIBLY-Go-Wrong?" department - preparing for the first human head transplant
     http://alturl.com/t8q3b

Why 60 is the new 60
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/priscilla-warner/aging-gracefully-why-60-is-the-new-60_b_3453409.html

Street-Legal Bumper Car makes the Road Your Carnival
     http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57588017-1/street-legal-bumper-car-makes-the-road-your-carnival/

Five Warning Signs You're Finally Getting Older (Check, check, check, check, a-a-a-a-and check)
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-warning-signs-that-youre-finally-getting-older/

How Might the Human Face Look in 100,000 Years?
     http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/06/07/how-the-human-face-might-look-in-100000-years/

The Final Photographs of Famous People
     http://imgur.com/a/F83Wh#x9yMzYb

A Mind-Bending Look at the Hubble Deep Field Photo of the Universe
     http://petapixel.com/2013/06/06/a-mind-bending-look-at-the-hubble-ultra-deep-field-photo-of-the-universe/

The Ultimate Golf Fail Compilation (Spasibo, Ivan!)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FMyblJkLSM